Britney Spears sued by dancer after she gets bonked on the nose

A disheveled and confused Britney Spears (must be a day ending in a "y") backhanded a dancer in the face during rehearsal and didn't even stop the action, according to a lawsuit being filed Monday.

To quote the timeless wisdom of the Village People ... you can't stop the music.

Dawn Noel says she was hired to dance in the video for Spears' hit "Work Bitch" and showed up for rehearsal Aug. 19. at a studio in Woodland Hills, according to TMZ. She and other dancers reportedly worked on their moves for several hours before Spears arrived "in a disheveled and confused state," and had considerable difficulty executing even basic moves, she says.

Noel says she was standing on Spears' side when the singer twirled while unbalanced, extending her hands and smacking Noel in the face.

Look, I've seen "Showgirls," and I know these things happen.

Noel says the impact was hard enough that everyone in the room heard a cracking sound. She says she was in a tremendous amount of pain, but all Spears did was say "I'm sorry" and continued the rehearsal.

That would have been an awesome time for Spears to yell "Work, (expletive)."

Noel says after a half-hour the pain was so intense she had to go see a doctor. Because Britney Spears is a lot like Mike Tyson, without the face tattoo.

Noel says Spears' people said they would pay for the treatment and surgery of her nasal bone fracture, but after months they told her to hit the road.